Recent content by Sarah

I'm a year into my dissertation research and I HATE my topic. Absolutely hate it. Every time I sit down to work, I feel physically ill. The literature is boring, the data is a mess, and I don't care about the results. I'm a year in and I want to quit. 😰 A professor I confided in said something...

I've been looking at recent conference programs in my field (sociology) to get ideas for dissertation topics. Sharing what I found in case it helps others: ASA Annual Meeting 2025 themes: Digital Inequalities in Post-Pandemic Society Climate Justice and Social Movements Race, Space, and...

Third year of my PhD and I still haven't settled on a topic. I keep going back and forth — this seems interesting, no that seems interesting. My advisor says "just pick something" but it's not that simple. I'll be working on this for YEARS. A guide from a Norwegian university says to start with...